Zhang You withdrew her gaze and realized that the gaze had disappeared. Only then did Wei Qian glance at her secretly, with a slight smile on his lips.
Won't.
He remembered what she had said: she often made rouge, and she would carry it with her to touch up Qiao Si's makeup. The palace walls were often cleaned, so if there was rouge there, it must have been someone else. Thinking about it, it couldn't be anyone else. No one else would be like her, so he was certain she was in danger.
Wei Qian quickly looked away, feeling her hand on his arm, as if a soft feather was brushing against his heart.
When he met her friend on the road, he almost didn't hesitate. He ordered his entourage to protect her friend and he hurried over.
Fortunately, it’s not too late.
She was still in front of him, which was perfect.
"Xia He!"
"Xia He! Are you okay?"
Several familiar voices came from the distance, hurried and concerned.
Zhang You looked over and saw Qiuyue and Dongmei running towards her, followed by Qiao Si. When Qiao Si saw Wei Qian from afar, he stopped and waited for them at the end.
"Master Wei." When they got closer, they bowed respectfully to Wei Qian. "Thank you, Master Wei, for saving our lives."
Wei Qian now serves as the chief academic officer of the Imperial College, the youngest such officer in history.
Their Wei family is now the most respected family by the royal family.
Wei Nian became a favorite of the emperor with his own efforts. The emperor intended to promote him and promoted him several times. It was said that the emperor intended to make him the right prime minister and make him his right-hand man together with Xu Zhicheng.
When Wei Qian was promoted, many people said that he was promoted because of his elder brother's influence. But Zhang You knew that he had achieved it through his own hard work.
Qiuyue's eyes swept between the two of them, and soon returned to normal.
Wei Qian had already stopped smiling the moment they spoke, returning to his usual gentle demeanor. He nodded distantly, his deep voice softly saying, "I just happened to be passing by. It's just a small favor."
Qiuyue took Zhang You from his hands and pulled her to her side.
Wei Qian's brows twitched slightly, and his arms felt empty. He moved his arms, slowly put them down, and said nothing.
"Xia He, how are you? Are you okay?"
"Your clothes..." Dongmei naturally noticed that she was wearing Wei Qian's clothes. Their Qiao Palace was now at odds with the Wei family. Dongmei looked at her clothes and spoke in confusion, but didn't finish her words.
"This clothes belongs to Lord Wei. He lent it to me when he saw me fall into the water and my clothes were wet. Fortunately, Lord Wei came in time, otherwise I would have died." Zhang You was the first to explain. Her voice was hoarse, and it was obvious that she had suffered.
Qiuyue and Dongmei supported her on both sides and listened to her worriedly.
After Zhang You finished explaining, he remembered that he didn't see Chunhua next to Qiao Si, so he changed the subject and asked, "Where's Chunhua? Why don't I see her?"
"She's fine now. The princess has arranged people to take care of her. We followed Lord Wei's men to find her. Now that we've found her, it's time to go back. If you have anything to say, let's talk when we get back." Dongmei touched her cold hand, feeling a little anxious.
Upon hearing this, Zhang You raised her hand, took off her cloak and handed it to Wei Qian: "Thank you, Lord Wei. I'll return the cloak to you." She didn't want to put Qiao Si in a difficult position because of this.
Wei Qian looked at her, but was hesitant to reach out to take it. When he met her stubborn gaze and looked at her outstretched hands, he had no choice but to compromise and reach out to take it.
He wanted to say a lot of things. He wanted her to take good care of her injuries, to be wary of Concubine Sun, and to... But there were too many people here, and what he wanted to say was not appropriate.
So in the end, he just watched her being taken away without saying a word.
He followed them and walked towards Qiao Si.
Seeing the approaching people, Qiao Si first glanced at Zhang You with concern and told them to take her back to wash up. Then he turned to Wei Qian and exchanged a cold greeting with him, thanking him for his help.
Zhang You looked back at them, wanting to say goodbye, but in the end, their eyes only met from a distance of ten feet. She nodded slightly, then looked away and followed Qiuyue and the others away.
"How are you? How did you get into danger? If I had known, I would have come back with you, so that you wouldn't be caught." Jinlu came over anxiously and wanted to get close to Zhang You, but Dongmei raised her hand to block him.
"Why are you here?" Zhang You looked at Jinlu, a little puzzled. Li Guanghan hadn't come here before, so why did he send him? Was it to monitor Qiao Si? But he followed them back and didn't stay with Qiao Si.
"I... Of course I am..." He stuttered, unable to utter the words. He was clearly worried, but because he had been bickering with her all this time, he didn't know how to express his worry.
"Him." Qiuyue heard the suspicion hidden in Zhang You's words, and also saw Jinlu's arrogance. She knew that the two of them had always been at odds, and Xia He suspected Jinlu of having ulterior motives. Qiuyue looked at the stuttering and somewhat panicked Jinlu, and suddenly felt a little aggrieved for him. After all, he was the one who discovered they were missing first.
So she began to explain for him: "He came back from the Imperial Hospital to get medicine and found you were not there. He guessed you were in danger, so he followed the princess out to look for you. We searched back and forth along the road to the Imperial Hospital for a long time, but there was no clue. It was only when Chunhua led people to find us that we rushed here."
Zhang You looked at Jinlu with a guilty conscience and stammered, "...Thank you so much." He hesitated for a long time before speaking the words of thanks.
"Oh." Jinlu said awkwardly in a low voice. He looked at Zhang You. Her face was pale, her hair was wet and messy and hung behind her. Her winter clothes were wet and heavy on her body, and the hem was even dripping with water.
"How do you feel now?"
"...It's just cold." Zhang You met his concerned gaze, but she didn't know how to argue with him, so she could only weakly say that it was cold.
"I'd better go and call the imperial physician. You guys go back first." He said, and strode away.
Zhang You said hurriedly: "No need!"
But he didn't listen and ran away on his own.
"I didn't realize that he cares about you so much." Dongmei teased Zhang You as she watched Jinlu leave in a hurry.
"..." Zhang You was speechless. How was this any different from your lifelong enemy suddenly being particularly nice to you? "He must have taken the wrong medicine."
Qiuyue was amused by her words, "Haha, I think you are fine, how can you still joke?"
"No, I need help. I'm freezing." Zhang You looked at Qiuyue with a stern look. She didn't need to hide her feelings since they were all familiar to her. She had been freezing all the way there. Her damp clothes clung to her body, and she felt herself alternately warm and cold. The alternating heat and cold gave her a headache. Zhang You leaned against Qiuyue, leaning on her as they walked.
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